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Blast-off for Nasa/SpaceX rocket - with a heavy metal soundtrack

Apr 23, 20216 min
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It's a milestone for space history as four astronauts on a Nasa/SpaceX mission to ISS are the first crew to blast off in a recycled private spacecraft. Can a Tesla car be ‘tricked’ into driving without a human on-board? The Unhurt Locker: Underwater “Telexistence” bomb disposal robots will help humans work remotely while being able to feel the fuse. Back to the Cold War for Call of Duty as shoot-em-up franchise release 80s-era Warzone update. How artificial intelligence is helping unlock the ancient mystery of Dead Sea Scrolls. Victorian-era bacteria collected by Arctic explorers is helping scientists make future medicines. 


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